Axle construction



B. B. NEUTEEOOIV. AXLE cowsulow, APPLICATION FILED MAY I4, I9,I.

Patented Feb. 24, 1920.

E. B. NEUTEBOOM.

AXLE CONSTRUCTION.

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Application filed May 14, 1917. Serial No. 168,375.

To aZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, BOUDEWIJN B. NEUTF.- BOOM, a subject of the Queen of the Netherlands, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne,

State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Axle' Construction, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such'as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to axle constructions and a special object of my improvements is to provide an improved `axle yfor motor trucks 'that may be cheaply made, readily adjusted, the parts readily accessible, and

the use for which it4 is intended.` v

I attain this object in the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

^ Figure l is a. plan view partly in section which shall be strong and well adapted to ofan axle construction embodying-my invention.

Fig. 2 is the forward and Fig. 3 is the rear portion of the casing. Fig. 4 is a. detailplan view partly in section of the center portion of the casing with the dier'ential housing partly removed.

Fig. 5 is asection on the line E-FE Fig. et looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. G is a planl view partly in section of" the differential housing and adjacent parts ferential spider being vremoved and the method of removing the spider from the housing indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view showing parts to an enlarged scale.

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional lview of the dit ferential and casing to an enlarged scale.

Fig. 9 is a detail, partly in section, showing the construction at one end of the counter shaft to an enlarged scale. l

a is the casing for the 'counter-shaft or jack-shaft. This is made up of two halves a2 and a3 stamped from sheetmetal and united at af? along their upper and lower edges by welding. The part t3 hasV an opening at its center and the part a2 has a Specication of Letters Patent.

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larger opening a? in its wall. When the parts ai a3 are united to'form the casing z the centers of the openings a5 and a6 are in line, a5 being in the front wall of the casing and a. in the rear wall thereof. The casing rl. is rigidly secured at each of itslends as by riveting to a casting b. Each end of said casing lits into an aperture in said casting. There is formed in each of the castings b an aperture having its axis parallel to that which receives the end of the casing a. c is a stub-shaft fitted tightly as by a driving fit into the aperture in the castingl Z) and preferably having its inner end upset as in# dicated in Fig. land its axis extending parallel to the axis of the casing a. A wheel d is fitted and adapted to turn on the outer varound the aperture a6. The inner cylindrical end of the housing c fits and bears against the walls of the aperture tr in the inner. wall of the housing a.. A washer of suitable compressible material is placed between the shoulder cG and the inner wall ot' the casing a. and when the bolts are tightened securing the housing in place. said shoulder is pressed firmly against and compresses said washer so as to make a tight and firm joint. The rear end of the housing e is open as shown at c2 except when closed by a coverplate ef* which is secured in place bv the bolts securing the housing in place. rThere are two coaxial openings e" in the sides ot the housing e and in these openings are placed two roller bearings g and g2. it is a differential spider carrying the-usual planctary gears. This spider rests in the bearings ,f/ and (/2. and are the two portions of a divided jack-shaft, the inner ends of which removably engage t-he spider It 71. and the usual conical wheels in connection with which the planetary pinious of the differential act. Each of the pa ts of .the jackshatt f is provided at its outer end with a pinion 7"" which engages an internally toothed gear wheel or-rack j bolted to the i brake drum Z2 secured to the wheeld. are shims by which the ball bearings may be fixed in the desired relative positions. c

z' is a casing carrying the ball bearings in which rests and is adapted to turn -the inner end of the transmission shaft through which the differential gear is actuated in the u sual way` This transmission shaft is provided at its outer ends with a flange s upon which the main portion of the universal joint may be bolted lby bolts i4 in the usual way. y is a shim by which thev casingz' may be adjusted as to its relative position;

c (Fig. l) represent spring seats, one of which is upon each of the castings b.

The rear springs of the vehicle are secured by.U-bolts in the usual way upon this i lthrough one of said openings, a transverselyu v extending driving shaft, said shaft housing seat.

b2 is a drum formed with the casting b concentric with the spindle c and having a flange extending ovei` the lbrake drum cl2. bs is an annular inwardly extending flange concentric to the drum (Z3 and of smaller diameter than said drum and having its inner end formed to present al conical in` wardly extending surface.` n is a band of leather or other suitable material 'shaped intov a conical form and secured upon the yconical inner surface of the flange b3, its

inner edge pressing against the side of the circular rack near the periphery thereof and its outer edge pressing against the inner surface of the brake drum d2. The pressure upon each' of these edges is sufficientto bend the band inward, as shown in-Fig.` l, and form al tight joint which will exclude dust and keep the lubricant in.

ln this construction the casing of the jackshaft forms the resisting part of the .axle

and it is itself light, easily constructed and of a strength adapted to its purpose.

The stub axles or spindles o are cheaply' made and as fixed in the'casting b form a rigid and durable construction.

, y-releasing the bolts which secure the flange e5 of thehousing and withdrawing the parts f f2 from said housing the housing e may be taken out at the rearl of the Acasing a and it may carry with`it the entire transmission shaft and mechanism. v

lf'it is desired to remove the differential.

spider la this may be done when the bearing g2 is removed by moving said spider'sidewise and then turnin it as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6, it may thenfbe withdrawn as a whole from the Kopening o2.

What I claim is:` I 1. In a self-propelledl vehicle, a transversely extending driving shaft, a housing.

inclosing said driving shaft, a transmission g shaft gearing with said driving shaft at one end andk at the other end extending outside of said housing and terminating adjacent to the outer .wall thereof, means for securing a universal joint upon vthe outer end of said transmission shaft, brackets Yon the outer end of said-housing, stub axles fixed in said brackets .eccentric to said housing and havA ing their axes upon the same side of said housing as the protruding end of said transmission shaft and approximately in a plane through the axis of said housing and transmission shaft, a gear wheel on said driving shaft and a gear wheel mounted and-adapted to turn onsaid stub shaft, saidA gear wheels scribed.

2. In an axleconstruction, a shaft'housin having an opening through Aits outer` and inner Wall, a diHerential-housing adaptedto pass into said openings and be removed inclosing said driving shaft, a transmission shaft connected to said driving shaft at the end distant from the opening through which ,the differential housing may be removed,

yengaging each other for the purpose debrackets on the outer ends of said shafthousing," stub .axles fixed inv said brackets eccentric to said housing and having a common axis approximately in the plane of the axis of said transmission shaft andhousing.

B. In an axle construction, the combina' tion of a casing having an opening thro-ugh one of its walls, a differential housing adapted to lit in said opening and be secured to ferential housing" adapted to pass into said opening, said housing having its outer end open, apertures in said housing adapted to receive 'the bearings for the differential spider, a differential spider adapted to fit in lsaid bearings, said openings being of such a size and the' differential spider being so shapedthat the latter may be moved sidewise and withdrawn through the open outer end of said housing.` l.

5.` In. an axle construction, a casing havy ing an opening ,through its wall, a differential housing adapted to fit into said opening, said housing having `its outer end open, a differential spider bearing in said housing, said housing being so constructed that the spidermay be removed and inserted through its open end.

6. In an axle construction, a wheel provided with a surface perpendicular tothe axis thereof, and a surface forming ,a part `of a cylinder coaxial with said wheel, a statioiiary flange having a'conical surface coaxial with said Wheel, a conical washer secured tol said conical surface and bearing against a surfacel in a plane perpendicular to -the axis of said Wheel and said cylindrical proximately in a horizontal plane through surface. the aXs thereof, and seats for attaching the 7. In a self-propelled vehicle, a transsprings on said brackets located vertically 10 versely extending driving shaft, a'housing With reference to said stub axles. 5 therefor, brackets at the end of said housing I n tStlmOny whereof I sign this specili-V secured to the same, stub axles fixed in said catlon.

brackets eccentric to said housing and ap- BO-DEWIJN B. NEUTEBOOM. 

